Ronald Pickup

Ronald Alfred Pickup, who is known professionally as Ronald Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. His career began in 1964 with an appearance in Doctor Who as a physician. His roles include Hontar in The Mission (1986), Norman Cousins in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in Darkest Hour (2017).

In 2019, he played the role of Walter in the mini-series Summer of Rockets and the roles of Mr. Addington in the short films Flicker and Jim in the short film Go Out and Still Got It.

His last roles include Damien Self in End of Term (2021), the voice of Jacob Harmer in the podcast series Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures (2023) and The Gambler in Schadenfreude (2025).

Pickup died on 24 February 2021 from a long illness at the age of 80.

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